Title

The Australian Twin Steamer "Bunyip", 1858. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Australian Twin Steamer "Bunyip", 1858. 'Our Engraving represents one of a class of vessels now becoming general on the Murray and other rivers in South Australia. The Bunyip is a now craft lately placed on the station for the conveyance of both passengers and merchandise between Adelaide and the neighbouring places, and is giving the greatest satisfaction by her performances. She consists of two vessels of narrow beam, but extremely sharp in build, with a large paddle-wheel between them, the flooring connecting the vessel giving, with them, a great width of beam; and a good rate of speed has been arrived at. A vessel of similar construction, named the Gemini, was tried on the Thames some years since with but little success, though a comfortable and excellent passenger-boat.' From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A82_157

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Rights managed

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23,1Mb (2,0Mb) / 13,0in x 6,9in / 3887 x 2073 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river boat boats arts Australia art ship ships British geography color Oceania steamer paddle steamer paddle steamers century steam boat riverboat public transport Britain newspapers press print funnel B&W river boat steamboat engraved engraving Colour 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W white and black Murray River nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News Murray paddle wheel River Murray steamer boat TGN ILN newspaper Unknown 19th-century